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10 Facts About Leah Meyerhoff

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Leah Meyerhoff was born on December 4,1979 and is an American Student Academy Award-nominated director, producer and screenwriter.

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Leah Meyerhoff has received attention as the writer and director of the feature film I Believe in Unicorns starring Natalia Dyer and Peter Vack.

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Leah Meyerhoff's films have screened in over 200 film festivals worldwide and won over a dozen international awards.

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Leah Meyerhoff was born in San Francisco, California and attended Berkeley High School.

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Leah Meyerhoff graduated with Honors from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in Art-Semiotics and a master's degree in Film at New York University.

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Leah Meyerhoff has since completed several music videos and commercials, including Team Queen, a Planet Out finalist which aired on Logo, Eternal Flame, which was in rotation on MTV Europe, and Like Our Fathers.

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Leah Meyerhoff has received press mention from The New York Times, Film Threat, Flavorpill, The San Francisco Chronicle and numerous other publications.

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Leah Meyerhoff was profiled in the docu-drama series Film School, directed by Nanette Burstein, which continues to air on IFC.

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Leah Meyerhoff has been a programmer for several film festivals and was recently a member of the HollyShorts and Slamdance Film Festival narrative juries.

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Leah Meyerhoff is the founder of Film Fatales, an advocacy group for women feature film and television directors.